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  • Video: Off-Duty Federal Agent Saves Child From Drowning in Pool in Pasco County | 10 Tampa Bay News

    Jun 17, 2026

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    When a 6-year-old boy was seen floating unconscious in a pool last month in Pasco County, an off-duty federal agent jumped into action to save his life.

  • Community Mourns 2 Former Wheaton College Football Players Who Drowned in Lake Michigan Over Weekend | WGN News

    Jun 17, 2026

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    Two men who played football at west suburban Wheaton College, including one who was coaching at an area high school, drowned in Lake Michigan on Saturday off the western Michigan shoreline. According to WOODTV of Grand Rapids, one of WGN-TV’s Nexstar sister stations, authorities identified the victims as 24-year-old Philip LoChirco of west suburban Warrenville and 26-year-old Jalen Shaffer of Ada, Michigan.

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  • Child Suspected Drowned During Field Trip in Medicine Hat | CTV News

    Jun 17, 2026

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    An 11-year-old boy has died in a suspected drowning while on a school field trip in Medicine Hat. The incident occurred at Echo Dale Regional Park.

  • 2 Bay Area College Students Dead After Being Swept Into Ocean at Santa Cruz Co. Beach | ABC7 News Bay Area

    Jun 17, 2026

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    UC Berkeley student Harshita Nair and San Jose State student Mahial Sran both died after being swept into the ocean in Santa Cruz County last week, according to authorities and family members. The Santa Cruz Fire captain thinks a sneaker wave might have been responsible.

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  • ‘It’s Unfathomable’: Parents Shaken After 9-Year-Old Dies in Potential Drowning at Swimrva Summer Camp

    Jun 17, 2026

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    A 9-year-old boy is dead after he was pulled, unresponsive, from a Henrico County pool while he was participating in a SwimRVA summer camp on Monday.

    The Henrico County Police Division said they were called to the area of N. Wilkinson Road for a medical emergency around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, June 15. There, they found the child unresponsive after he was removed from a pool. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

    Mother LaTaisha Johnson has identified the boy as 9-year-old King Overton.

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  • Sexual Assault Reported Near Bear Hole Swimming Area in Bidwell Park; Chico Man Arrested | KRCR News Channel 7

    Jun 17, 2026

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    According to the Chico Police Department (CPD), a woman sunbathing near the Bear Hole swimming area in Bidwell Park was sexually assaulted early in the afternoon on June 9. The incident prompted an investigation that led CPD officers to arrest a 20-year-old suspect two days later.

  • SAR Swimmer Training | Andy Stumpf and Matthew Griffin | Cleared Hot Clips

    Jun 17, 2026

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    in Rescue Swimming
  • Senior Swimmer Wins National Title | CTV News

    Jun 17, 2026

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    in Masters

    A senior swimmer has made a splash in Canada, but he could soon be on his way to a competition in Budapest. CTV’s Hannah Schmidt dives in.

  • How to Train For a 10km Open Water Swim | A Marathon Swimming Guide | Catch: Your Digital Swim Coach

    Jun 17, 2026

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    in Open Water

    Training for a 10km open water swim? This is everything you need to know – from structuring your training smartly to fuelling strategy, technique priorities & how to avoid the three biggest mistakes people make on race day.

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